Snowden acted courageously

Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers, which revealed that the Johnson administration systematically lied to Congress and to the American public. Our government knew, early on, that the Vietnam War could not be won, and that to continue it would lead to more casualties, but they kept this information hidden from us. Soldiers died needlessly because of that deception.

Julian Assange released a video showing U.S. airmen shooting down a dozen Iraqi citizens, including two who worked for Reuters. They claimed they'd fired in self-defense; it was a lie.

Now, Edward Snowden has revealed the huge data cache being amassed by our government, and there are those who are calling him a traitor. I'm not one of them. I think what he did was courageous beyond measure.

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Snowden acted courageously

Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers, which revealed that the Johnson administration systematically lied to Congress and to the American public.